Interesting, Barb. No idea, then, what it could be. They are used in
many situations here--sun, partial shade, with other plants, by
themselves, under irrigation, in xeriscape plantings. The only common
threads through those site--that I can see--are sandy soil and
temperature range, unless I'm missing something. By sandy soil, I mean
excellent drainage; not sure desert sandy soil meets that description,
so if they thrive at Boyce Thompson, drainage may not be a factor.

Buddleia do well here. So it must be dry heat rather than humid heat
that they don't like.
On Jun 1, 2005, at 6:39 PM, Johnson Cyndi D Civ AFFTC/ITSR wrote:

I have a couple buddleia but they don't seem to like me that much. I
always
figured it was too hot and dry in the summer. They grow, and bloom,
but you
would not call them lush. The blooms are maybe half as big as I've
seen in
northern California where the summers aren't so hot.
Cyndi
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [mailto:owner-gardenchat@hort.net] On
Behalf
Of A A HODGES
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 2:55 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Russian sage - invasive?
I don't think so Kitty. I have a friend that grew one, of course I
can't
recall the cultivar now. It was a silvery/lavender color. She grew it
against the hottest, driest part of the house, never watered it, and
it was
probably 8 feet tall when she moved. Bloomed constantly. She's trying
some
at her new place which has the same type of dry sandy soil as her old
place
so we'll see how it goes.
A
Andrea H
Beaufort, SC

I gave up on it. My soil is too wet I guess. Mine never did much of
anything and then pooped out a couple of years ago. Didn't feel
like
messing with it again. Same with Buddleia. I don't know HOW people
get those things to do well. Not one single plant that I've ever
gotten, and there have been quite a few, have made it through an
entire season. I've tried them in different types of soils, no
water, lots of water, some water, no luck. And at different houses,
so I know it's not just this

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